University Matches, 1938
Cambridge University v Northamptonshire
Fenner's Ground, Cambridge
14,16,17 May 1938 (3-day match)
Result: Match drawn
Toss: Northamptonshire
Umpires: W Wainwright and JJ Hills
First-class Debuts: JR Thompson.
Close of Play:
Day 1: Cambridge University 209, Northamptonshire 96/4
(Grimshaw 12*, PJM Nelson 8*).
Day 2: Northamptonshire 168, Cambridge University 341/5
(Mann 22*, Studd 2*).
Cambridge University 1st innings
+PA Gibb lbw b Herbert 18
JR Thompson c RP Nelson b Buswell 18
P Sherrard b Herbert 5
*NWD Yardley c Snowden b Herbert 33
M StJ Packe b Herbert 33
FG Mann run out 29
PM Studd st James b Timms 41
JV Wild lbw b O'Brien 0
DW Gillespie c & b Partridge 15
WR Rees-Davies b O'Brien 2
SMA Banister not out 2
Extras (b 2, lb 9, w 1, nb 1) 13
Total (all out, 71.4 overs) 209
FoW: 1-7, 2-39, 3-45, 4-110, 5-110, 6-183, 7-186, 8-190, 9-198,
10-209.
Bowling O M R W
Buswell 15 4 37 1
Partridge 14.4 4 35 1
Herbert 18 3 57 4
O'Brien 8 2 17 2
PJM Nelson 6 2 7 0
Grimshaw 4 0 25 0
Timms 6 0 18 1
Northamptonshire 1st innings
*RP Nelson c Yardley b Rees-Davies 3
D Brookes st Gibb b Gillespie 29
AW Snowden c Yardley b Rees-Davies 33
JE Timms c Thompson b Gillespie 1
N Grimshaw st Gibb b Wild 31
PJM Nelson c Yardley b Wild 32
FP O'Brien c Banister b Wild 15
+KC James c Rees-Davies b Yardley 0
RJ Partridge not out 9
EJ Herbert st Gibb b Gillespie 2
JE Buswell absent hurt -
Extras (b 7, lb 4, nb 2) 13
Total (all out, 54 overs) 168
FoW: 1-7, 2-59, 3-71, 4-75, 5-134, 6-157, 7-157, 8-161, 9-168.
Bowling O M R W
Rees-Davies 18 5 63 2
Gillespie 18 2 52 3
Wild 11 4 27 3
Yardley 7 2 13 1
Cambridge University 2nd innings
+PA Gibb run out 141
JR Thompson c & b Partridge 96
P Sherrard lbw b Partridge 2
*NWD Yardley c Brookes b Herbert 15
M StJ Packe c sub b PJM Nelson 56
FG Mann c O'Brien b Herbert 41
PM Studd not out 22
JV Wild c Partridge b Herbert 0
Extras (b 3, lb 3) 6
Total (7 wickets dec, 108.5 overs) 379
DNB: DW Gillespie, WR Rees-Davies, SMA Banister.
FoW: 1-241, 2-241, 3-244, 4-262, 5-338, 6-378, 7-379.
Bowling O M R W
Partridge 35 6 119 2
Herbert 34.5 6 110 3
O'Brien 3 0 20 0
PJM Nelson 12 3 35 1
Grimshaw 4 2 20 0
Timms 11 2 31 0
RP Nelson 9 2 38 0
Northamptonshire 2nd innings (target: 421 runs)
*RP Nelson b Rees-Davies 2
D Brookes c Yardley b Rees-Davies 1
AW Snowden st Gibb b Banister 37
JE Timms lbw b Wild 58
N Grimshaw not out 52
PJM Nelson not out 20
Extras (w 2) 2
Total (4 wickets, 37 overs) 172
DNB: FP O'Brien, +KC James, RJ Partridge, EJ Herbert, JE Buswell.
FoW: 1-4, 2-7, 3-61, 4-129.
Bowling O M R W
Rees-Davies 10 3 18 2
Gillespie 6 0 37 0
Wild 9 1 51 1
Banister 7 0 32 1
Mann 5 0 32 0
- PA Gibb 141 in 170 minutes, seventeen 4's.
- Thompson failed by four runs to make a century on his first-class
debut.
- Buswell was absent on Day 2, owing to a strained thigh and did
not bowl in the University's second innings.
- Rain prevented any play on the third day between 1.00 and 4.30pm.
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